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reed
n. any of several varieties of tall marsh grass; thin piece of wood or plastic placed on the mouthpiece of reed instruments (the air flow causes it to vibrate and create sound)


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Reed can refer to: Reed (plant), grass-like plant growing in shallow water or on marshy ground (see also Thatching)Reed (instrument), a thin strip of cane or similar material which vibrates in wind instruments
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Noun
1. tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
(hypernym) gramineous plant, graminaceous plant
(hyponym) toetoe, toitoi, Arundo conspicua, Chionochloa conspicua
2. a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece"
(synonym) vibrating reed
(hypernym) vibrator
(hyponym) double reed
3. a musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed
(synonym) beating-reed instrument
(hypernym) woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood
(hyponym) double-reed instrument, double reed


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